Like flower in full blossom,
exuding beauty and grace,
was the illusion of hope you painted for me

Like a rare gem you were,
glistening in the light.
i was bewitched by you.

Like a fish swimming upstream,
weakened by every current,
i tried my best for you

But like a rookie in a boxing ring,
probing his way around,
i was dealt blow after blow


But your lips were laced with arsenic---
i kissed you and died.